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Case study · MSHA Record #219861560001
Laborer fatality
May 28, 1986 at 8:15 AM
De Braga Pit #1
· Dennis De Braga
· Pershing County, NV
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WENT I3TO GRIZZLY WITHOUT TELLING THE LOADER OPERATOR. THE OPERATOR CONTINUAL TO DUMP TWO MORE BUCKET ON THE GRIZZLY AND THE RELAGIE THAT THE LABOR WAS NOT AROUND, OPERATOR SHUTDOWN L OADER AND START9D TO LOOK FOR LABOR. MAN WAS IN UNDER GRIZZLY WITH BROKEN NECK.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Clean Up - Ug Only
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- SAND,GRAVEL,SHELL
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part affected
- NECK
- Total mining experience
- 0 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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